Youtube™ Shortcuts

Focus on the Youtube player with a the press of a button
What is Youtube™ Shortcuts?
Youtube™ Shortcuts is a Chrome extension designed to enhance your YouTube user experience. With a focus of improving site navigation speed, it provides a collection of keyboard shortcuts. These include quick access to the player, subscription box, user profile, video list, and a variety of other key site elements. Additionally, it enables liking, disliking, subscribing, navigating video list, opening new tabs, adding to playlist, and expanding video descriptions quickly and efficiently.

Extension stats

Users: 568 ▼ -23
Rating: 2.76 (21)
Version: 1.7.2 (Last updated: 2019-11-20)
Creation date: 2019-11-19
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • storage
Size: 70.36K

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Extension summary

A collection of keyboard shortcuts for YouTube to make navigation faster.

Show shortcut - Shift + /

Default Shortcuts: Focus on the player - "." (dot/period) Unfocus the current element - "Esc" Go to subscription box - "H" Go to user profile - "U" Navigate video list - "J" & "K" Navigate tab strip - "[ & ]" Follow link to new tab - "Shift + Enter" Like the video - "A" Dislike the video - "Z" Subscribe - "S"

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User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Easy to use shortcuts for like/dislike and focusing on player
  • User appreciates various functionalities like toggling description
  • Some users loved its features and ease of use
Cons
  • Not functioning properly for many users
  • Disables when trying to type comments
  • Shortcuts conflict with typing in the comment section
  • Requires update for the new YouTube design
Most mentioned
  • Doesn't work
  • Typing comments triggers shortcuts
  • Hides details area under the video
  • Missing add comment shortcut or ability to add custom shortcuts
Recent reviews
worst one dont wprk
by Besia Leutha, 2024-03-27

Please update the Like/Dislike buttons for the new Youtube design (October 2022)
by Hoschen, 2022-11-01

some of the shortcuts on the image are not there
by Xx4DarkVoid4xX, 2022-09-15
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Youtube™ Shortcuts requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Youtube™ Shortcuts has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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